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Enjoy using your computer easily, securely and for less money. You can achieve this goal with free, open-source software (FOSS), like Linux. Anyone can learn to use FOSS and Linux. Feel free to contac... more
FAQs about Linux for the Layman: the Joy of Computing.:How many episodes does Linux for the Layman: the Joy of Computing. have?The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.
March 27, 2022Episode 24 - bash variables, aliases and functionsI also explain my long gap between episode 23 and now....more15minPlay
January 09, 2022Episode 23 - Devices, mount points, and linksIn this episode I talk a little about how devices are accessed through file system mount points and also how files can be linked together....more15minPlay
September 30, 2021Episode 22 - What are folders, directories, files, and how do we use themBased on this artivle in the Verge, https://www.theverge.com/22684730/students-file-folder-directory-structure-education-gen-z, I decided to take a side trip and discuss what kinds of storage there are on a computer and how file systems, files and folders/directories (same thing) are set up and how to use them effectively. I welcome comments, questions, any kind of feedback you'd like to provide.Enjoy!...more16minPlay
September 25, 2021Episode 21 - More special characters, file naming conventions and file organizationWe go into a few more bits about shell special characters, then discuss good Linux file naming conventions and a brief sketch of how to organize your files. Feel free to let me know what you like, don't like, want to know - anything....more17minPlay
August 30, 2021Episode 20 - Special characters to the shellToday we'll cover a few more of the characters that the bash shell, your command line interpreter, treats as something other than what they look like - wildcards and more....more19minPlay
August 09, 2021Episode 19 - More about the command shell, special characters and a little bit about variablesThis is scratching the surface of some of the flexibility of the terminal interface, the command shell (bash) and ways to use it....more22minPlay
August 01, 2021Episode 18 - File Permissions and More on the "Dreaded" Command Line InterfaceCome with me to understand more about how little there is to dread in the Command Line (or Terminal) Interface to your computer in Linux....more22minPlay
June 18, 2021Episode 17 - the "Dreaded" Terminal InterfaceThis is the first of several episodes where I discuss the terminal interface, or command line interface, and it's command shell, bash. We start simple and move on to progress to some of the more powerful commands. Today, it's just some basics....more19minPlay
June 03, 2021Episode 16: File OrganizationThis is a general discussion of how to organize files on your computer, with specific emphasis on Linux distributions....more20minPlay
May 13, 2021Task scheduling with cron and crontab commandsWe also cover briefly zeit and at/batch. Command line oriented material....more16minPlay
FAQs about Linux for the Layman: the Joy of Computing.:How many episodes does Linux for the Layman: the Joy of Computing. have?The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.